The mitochondrial genomes of 11 aquatic macroinvertebrate species from Cyprus

Abstract

Aquatic macroinvertebrates are often identified based on morphology, but molecular approaches like DNA barcoding, metabarcoding and metagenomics are increasingly used for species identification. These approaches require the availability of DNA references deposited in public databases. Here we report the mitochondrial genomes of 11 aquatic macroinvertebrates species from Cyprus, a European Union island country in the Mediterranean. Only three of the molecularly identified species could be assigned to a species name, highlighting the need for taxonomic work that leads to the formal description and naming of species, and the need for further genetic work to fill the current gaps in reference databases containing aquatic macroinvertebrates.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.View Full Text